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Thoreauesque

Thoreauesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), American writer and philosopher.

Adjective

Thoreauesque (comparative more Thoreauesque, superlative most Thoreauesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), American writer and philosopher.
    Synonyms:
    Thoreauvian

Synonyms of Thoreauesque

Forms of Thoreauesque

comparativemore Thoreauesque
superlativemost Thoreauesque

Origin of Thoreauesque

From Thoreau + -esque.

Questions about Thoreauesque

What does Thoreauesque mean?
Thoreauesque means reminiscent of the works of Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), American writer and philosopher.
What part of speech is Thoreauesque?
Thoreauesque is an adjective.

Words near Thoreauesque in the dictionary

  1. Thorburn
  2. Thorburns
  3. Thoreau
  4. Thoreau-esque
  5. Thoreauan
  6. Thoreauesque
  7. thoreaulite
  8. Thoreauvian
  9. Thoren
  10. Thorens
  11. Thoresby

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